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LAX82DA358

1982-09-26 · SANTA ROSA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport STS

Current FAA registration · N3579

Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
Year of manufacture
1958 · 24 years old at event
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19621022
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A40261

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ENGINE QUIT AT 500 FEET AGL AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT TURNED BACK BUT OVERSHOT FIELD. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_LAX82DA358.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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